One day left to file papers to run for 6th Bristol Representative District seat

Tuesday is the final day for potential candidates seeking to fill the vacant seat for the 6th Bristol Representative District to submit nomination papers to their local registrar of voters or election commissioners to certify signatures.

Tuesday is the final day for potential candidates seeking to fill the vacant seat for the 6th Bristol Representative District to submit nomination papers to their local registrar of voters or election commissioners to certify signatures.

The deadline is 5 p.m.

The seat was left open in April after former state Rep. David Sullivan, a 16-year veteran of the post, took the position as executive director of the Fall River Housing Authority.

State law requires local election officials to complete the certification of nomination papers by July 8.

According to Brian McNiff, spokesman for the Secretary of State’s office, July 9 is the last day for potential candidates to submit their certified nomination papers, enrollment certificates and State Ethics Commission receipts with the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Among the potential candidates are Democrats David Dennis, Bradford Kilby, who are both currently Fall River City Councilors; state employee Gerald Potvin and former Governor’s Councilor Carole Fiola.

David Steinhof is a potential Republican candidate.

McNiff said Dennis and Potvin have turned in their required paperwork and are on the ballot.

The primary election for the seat will be held on Aug. 13, with the state election to occur on Sept. 10, which is also the date of the Fall River municipal preliminary election.

The S6th Bristol Representative District encompasses in Fall River Ward 5 with precincts B, B1, and C; Ward 6 with precincts C and C1; and Wards 7, 8 and 9; and in Freetown Precinct 1, according to the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Election Division.